Big WIN at Evangel!!!

Well if you weren't able to make the game last Thursday at Evangel you missed an exciting one! Our girls came our ready to play and on fire! The had determination in their eyes and they didn't stop until the final buzzer! We played a great game on both sides of the floor and everyone made a contribution! We were all on the same page and it showed. Shooting star Hillary Adams led the way with 14 points. Although EU tried to take the trey away from Adams she answered by hitting 3-5 from behing the arc in key moments of the game that really ignited the Jewell fire! Senior Erica Ferguson played incredible defense on sharp shooter Caitlin Russell from Eu to limit her to only ONE 3 for the game...and forcing her to throw up off balance hail maries! Ferguson followed the game plan and made Russell put the ball on the floor and forcing her to 5 turn overs! Senior Jessica Stewart went head to head with EU point guard Ashley Luko and won the battle. Stewart's intense defense and leadership on the floor held Luko to only 6 points and kept her from driving the lane. Stewart can shoot the ball as good as anybody and has showed that the past few games as she has taken on more of a scoring role...don't get me wrong she is still dishing out assist after assist but she is stepping up and focusing more on the rim but knocking down shot after shot. Stewart ended the game with 13 points (two 3's). Sophomore Brandie Roberts had her work cut out for her and she succeeded with flying colors. She grabbed 9 boards and tossed in 11 points...went 5--5 from the cherry stripe, two of which were late in the game to give us a two point advantage over the Crusaders. Sophomore sensation Katie Bond and Standout Freshman Holly Switzer gave solid minutes of making things happen on the floor. Both played with tough and made key passes to get the ball in the hole. Winning this game mades us tied (with EU) for FIRST in the conference race.